Fred has a lot to prove, especially since he’s supposedly drawing people from the current administration. That’s down right scary on a number of counts.
The Fred Thompson-George W. Bush comparisons are going to arise soon enough. You can bet on it. The two come across waaaay too similar for it not to happen.
I don’t know how well it will hold. Thompson is a lot of things Bush isn’t. But they also have a heck of a lot in common. The way they talk, their straightforwardness, their policies on Iraq, Fred’s ties to the Washington elite...
We shall see. I think Thompson is probably a strong enough candidate to fend off a lot of that, but it remains to be seen.